The August 2022 architecture trends showcase the continual push toward sustainability, efficiency, and modern aesthetics. Many buildings that appear in this list use sustainable materials or building practices, such as incorporating solar panels, algae, and more, into the structures themselves.
One example that blends both sustainability and efficiency is the 'Eco 1.' This is a vertical farm being created by Crop One in Dubai. The Eco 1 is expected to produce more than two million pounds of green foods per year to simultaneously alleviate the strain on the local supply chain. Additionally, the building requires 95% fewer resources than traditional farming methods, making it highly efficient.
The Inhabit Queen's Garden's is a new hotel in London that was designed by Architects Holland Harvey. This hotel is noteworthy as 100% of the waste used during its creation has been recycled, keeping all of it away from landfills. Additionally, the building its largely comprised of sustainable materials such as cork, paper-based fiber composite Richlite, and timber.
Top 40 Architecture Trends in August
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Inflatable House-Shaped Tents
This Air Architecture Inflatable Tent Appears as a Conventional Home
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Birdhouse-Wrapped Hotels
Big’s Biosphere Treehouse at the Treehotel Offers an Immersive Experience
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Generously Glazed Tiny Houses
This Off-Grid Tiny Home is Located Beside a Picturesque Cliff
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Chicken Coop-Equipped Sheds
The Garderobe from Pin-Up Houses Takes Two-Hours to Assemble
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Enclosed Vertical Farms
The Eco 1 Farm in Dubai Produces 2 Million Pounds of Greens
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Gateway-Like Nature Centers
The Powerhouse Company and DELVA Design New Keokamp Visitor Center
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Terracotta-Covered All-Day Cafes
Renesa Designs an Interesting and Immersive Cafe in New Delhi
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Colorful Floating Island Cities
The Maldives Floating City is an Answer to Rising Sea Levels
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Towable Home-Based Yoga Studios
The Elegant 'Trahan Tiny Home' Caters to Yogic Practice
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Algae-Based Building Concepts
Researchers Created an 'Eco Village' Carbon Recapture Concept
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Connected Forest-Based Workspace Pods
The Conceptual 'SEED Room' Supports Sustainable Living
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Hillside-Embedded Homes
Studio Schicketanz Integrates a Coastal House into a Scenic Setting
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Recycled Material Bus Seats
The 'ISLE' Project Bus Seats by Dennis Tsai are Lightweight
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Colorful Open-Plan Apartments
Studio Noju Renovates a Small Apartment in Southern Spain
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Capaciously Quaint Tiny Houses
This Extra-Wide Micro Home Offers a Luxurious Living Experience
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Fully Sustainable Textile Collections
Resuinsa Showcased a 100% Sustainable Hotel Room
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Gas Plant-Housed Offices
Foster + Partners Emphasizes Flexibility with This Unlikely Office Space
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Greenery-Enclosing Medical Buildings
This Building's Atrium Will Be Packed With Trees & Plants
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Ballet-Inspired Cafe Interiors
Atelier Zébulon Perron Develop an Ethereal Aesthetic for This Cafe
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Naturally Inspired Mexican Retreats
Di Frenna Arquitectos Used Natural Materials for This Building
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Futuristic Digital Art Galleries
TeamLab Unveils Design for the Phenomena Abu Dhabi Gallery
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Displaced Community Villages
Tosin Oshinowo Has Designed the Ngarannam Village in Nigeria
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Flood-Resistant Contemporary Wooden Pavilions
Public City Architecture Erects the Forest Pavilion
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Sustainable Hotel Designs
The Inhabit Queen’s Gardens Was Designed by Architects Holland Harvey
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Nature-Informed Kindergarten Designs
Hibinosekkei Designed the MS Kindergarten & Nursery in Japan
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Sustainably Designed Parisian Landmarks
MAD Reveals the Sleek Europe-Based 'UNIC' Building
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Socially Inclusive Skyscrapers
This Residential Tower Blends High-End, Mid-Range & Social Housing
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Monolithic Concrete Gallery Spaces
This Structure by Thomas Phifer Will House Richard Serra’s Work
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Timber-Clad Beachside Buildings
This Miami Property Will Make Generous Use Of Wood Elements
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Modular Wall-Building Systems
'Blokaloks' Can Be Built into Walls or Rooms in Minutes
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Revamped Green-Accented Homes
i29 Unveils the Remodeled 'Canal House' After Two Years
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Contemporary STEM Labs
Neubau Converts a Greenhouse into a STEM Lab for an English School
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Bridge-Borne Art Museums
This Museum is Designed to Withstand Flooding & Forest Fires
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Color-Changing Timber Buildings
Mole Architects Has Built a New ‘D2’ Building in London
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Aesthetically-Driven Photovoltaic Facades
Florence Schöb Pairs Style, Functionality & Aesthetics
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Ship-inspired grand theatres
Architecturally, the Zhengzhou Grand Theatre has a majestic demeanor
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Ring-Shaped Contemporary Nursing Homes
Loop Architects' Design Encircles a Serene Central Garden
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Inverted-Pyramid Chaples
Bernardo Rodrigues Architects Designs the Chapel of Eternal Light
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Fish Tank-Inspired Japanese Houses
Nao Iwanari Has Designed a Modestly Intriguing House
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Sculptural Public Seating
Emerging Creatives Architecturally Enhanced These Seating Options
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Luxury Ready-to-Wear Brands
KZ_K Studio Has a Unique Approach to Fashion, Inspired by Architecture
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Indoor Organic Waste Gardens
The Conceptual BOSCH Eco-Hub by Batuhan Duran is Sustainable
Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Homes
Haus.me Introduces Premium Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Sustainable Off-Grid Minimal Cabins
Marc Thorpe Presents the Fremont House in New York
Sustainable Luxe Spring Fashion
Stella McCartney Presents a New Capsule for the SS24 Season
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Window-Accented Garden Homes
CAN Designs the Verdant House with a Luscious Garden
Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
Kengo Kuma Designs the Land Villas for Red Sea Global
Sustainable Smart Cottages
The LG Smart Cottage is a Compact Prefab with Cutting-Edge Tech
Sustainable Solid Surface Materials
DURAT Returns to Milano Design Week with PORTA DEI COLORI
Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite Roof Tiles
Studio SKLIM's Lo-Hi Tech Project with Solar Paneling
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Multi-Sensory Art Experiences
Arcadia Earth Toronto & Benjamin Von Wong for A Sustainable Future
Transparent Climate Classrooms
Forma Transforms a Century-old Glasshouse in Copenhagen
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Texture-Highlighting Design Exhibitions
The Second Material Matters Launches in London
Music Festival Bright Pavilions
Re:Right Design Created the Hayes Pavilion for Glastonbury
Town-Like Classroom Designs
Atelier Apeiron Designs the Kindergarten of Museum Forest Building
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Colorful Rooftop Unified Buildings
Urbanus' Nantou Hybrid Building is Comprised of Five Buildings
Futuristic Hospital Designs
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs Jawaher Boston Medical District
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Sculptural Water Tower Structures
White Arkitekter Designs the Våga Water Tower
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Sustainable Luxury Hotels
Hotel Juana's Sustainable Transformation: Upcycling Luxury in Antibes
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Striking Glass Canopy Designs
Heatherwick Studio is Redeveloping Olympia in London, United Kingdom
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
3D-Printed Sustainable Home Designs
HONOKA LAB Presents the TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT
Fiji Ocean-Front Estate Homes
A Tesm of Designers Join Forrces to Create the Reef House
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Eco-Friendly Spa Capsules
Divana Unveils a New Sustainable Collection Composed of Eight Scents
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Greenhouse-Topped Residences
Moe Architecten Adds a Greenhouse on Top of the Wooden House
School-Converted Lifestyle Hubs
FARM and Nice Projects Join to Convert the New Bahru Building
Vast Wooden Structural Pavilions
Sou Fujimoto Architects Showcases Progress of the Grand Ring
Hand-Bent Steel Performance Pavilions
Trahan Architecture Completes the Performance Pavilion
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Oasis-Like Urban Hotels
Montalba Architects Renovates the Nobu Hotel in Palo Alto
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
Updated Sustainable API Features
Google Adds New Features to its Ingenious Project Sunroof
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Sustainable Futures Exhibitions
SCI-Arc is Presenting 'Views of Planet City' in September
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Sustainable Repurposed Clay Bricks
Mutina and Konstantin Grcic Create Eco-Friendly Bricks
Hempcrete-Crafted Sustainable Workspaces
Commonbond Architects Designs the Gardenhide Studio
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Elevated Miami Office Spaces
Arcadis' In-House Team Designs a New Office Space in Miami
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Treehouse-Style Tranquil Resorts
Frida Esobedo Designs the New Boca de Agua in Mexico
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Sustainable Vivid Installations
Durat Unveils the PORTA DEI COLORI Installation
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Office-Transformed Co-Living Spaces
HUB & Bridges Fund Management Present its Cornerstone Project
Futuristic Bridge Designs
Zaha Hadid Architects' Bridge in China is Futuristic & Stunning
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Sustainably Designed Mumbai Offices
Sanjay Puri Architects Designs the Office@27 Workspace
Chequered Garden Tea Rooms
Rashid Ali Architects Designs a New Garden Pavilion in Hargeisa
Historically Rooted Elevated Hotels
The Trilogy Montgomery Hotel Restores a Trio of Buildings
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Carbon-Positive Dynamic Hotels
Studio Gang Completes the Populus Hotel Design in Denver
Textural Brick Structures
Bennetts Associates & Citizens Design Bureau Create BEAM Cultural Center
Sustainable Flat-Packable Hotel Furniture
Fritz Hansen Recently Debuted Its First Outdoor
Light-Filled City Center Gardens
ROOM + Design & Build Designs the Secret Garden in Vietnam
Structural Concrete Arts Center
DUO Finishes the Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre
Parametric Style Video Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and Epic Games Add to Re:Imagine London
Hotel-Based Garden Terraced Columns
WOHA Designs the Pan Pacific Orchard with Garden Terraces
Garden-Focused Victorian Terrace House
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Helvetia House
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Poetic Habourfront Nature Centers
3XN Created the Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing
Industrial-Inspired Housing Units
Conen Sigl Designs the Westhof Housing Block in Zurich
Nature-Themed Modern Workspaces
The New Natwest Office in London Features Greenery Throughout
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Rice-Centric Outdoor Installations
Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota Present Sunrice
Flower-Shapes Greenhouse Gardens
Cobe Designs the Opera Park on a Copenhagen Island
Temperature-Balanced High-Rise Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the Vertika Nydalen Project
Tranquil Subdued House Extensions
Heliotrope Architects Adds a New Extension to a Historic Home
Caribbean-Inspired Retro Home Extentions
Artefact Designs the Triangle House in London's Epsom
Sustainable Thatch Hut Resorts
Walker Warner Architects Helps Redesign the Kona Village Resort
Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
BIG and A+ Architecture Build the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Architectural Pottery Museums
1+1>2 Architects Designs the Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Sustainable Custom Luxe Homes
Schenkar and GA Arquitectura y Construcción Join on a Structure
Dynamic Military Archive Buildings
Jahn Completes the Pritzker Military Archives Center Design
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
Sustainably Transformed Tech Headquarters
Google's New Chicago Office Will Be More Ec-Friendly
Sustainability-Focused Building Renovations
Climate Group Launches the Renovation Revolution
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
Hotel-Led Vintage Markets
The MOB Hôtel Hosted a Vintage Market, an Eco Conference and Workshops
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Refurnished Historic London Buildings
Wright and Wright Transforms the British Academy in London
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Asian Designer Furniture Exhibitions
This Year's Emerge Exhibition Marks the Third Annual Showcase
Transformed Disused Steelwork Structures
Delugan Meissl Designs Expo Cultural Park Greenhouse
Sawtooth Roof Apartment Blocks
Six Degrees Architects and Hip V Hype Design Ferrars & York
Nature-Inspired Design Objects
Students at Tecnológico de Monterrey Design the Plant-Based Series
Sloped Concrete Roofed Restaurants
RAD+ar Completes the Aruma Restaurant Design in Jakarta
Art Center Sweeping Canopies
Kengo Kuma & Associates Extend the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Artful Dockside Installations
London Festival of Architecture Gets Benches for Pews and Perches
Multifamily Canadian Housing Developments
MODA Unveils the GROW Project with Roof Gardens
Dynamic Living Towered Residences
Triptyque Completes a Residential Tower in Onze22
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Translucent Mesh-Wrapped Art Center
Wutopia Lab Designed the Flickering Peak in Hainan, China
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London
Glamorous Urban Tranquil Villas
GROWTO DESIGN Presents the Natural Villa in China